Kaori Muraji (born April 14, 1978, in Taito, Tokyo) is a renowned Japanese classical guitarist and the younger sister of guitarist Soichi Muraji. Trained by her father and later by Shinichi Fukuda, she rose to fame in the early 1990s after winning multiple national and international competitions. She made her recital debut in 1993 and soon performed with leading orchestras.
Muraji later studied in Paris under Alberto Ponce before launching her international career. In 2003, she became the first Japanese artist to sign an exclusive long-term contract with Decca Records, releasing acclaimed albums such as Transformation.
Despite battling nerve paralysis and tongue cancer, she returned to performing and recording, expanding the reach of classical guitar. Widely admired for popularizing the works of Joaquín Rodrigo, Muraji has played a key role in revitalizing classical guitar in Japan while building an international reputation.